Rent Prince: Purple Rain (1984)
3.4 of 5 from 95 ratings
1h 47min
- General info
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- Synopsis:
Take a richly-human story of survival and triumph, a soundtrack by one of the hottest acts ever and the startling presence and musicality of rock superstar Prince - the man who lived the music - and you've got what may be in Rolling Stone's words "the smartest, most spiritually ambitious rock 'n' roll movie ever made." Winner of Grammy and Academy Awards for its pulsating song score, Purple Rain m...arked the movie debut of Prince as The Kid, a Minneapolis musician as alienated as he talented. The Kid struggles with a tumultuous homelife and his own smouldering anger while taking refuge in his music and his steamy love for sexy Apollonia Kotero. Prince and The Revolution perform 'Let's Go Crazy', 'I Would Die 4 U', 'When Doves Cry' and the title song. And "Purple Rain showers us with unexpected pleasures," Stephan Schaefer wrote in US. "Musically it is a triumphant firestorm." - Actors:
- Prince, Apollonia Kotero, Morris Day, Olga Karlatos, Clarence Williams III, Jerome Benton, Billy Sparks, Jill Jones, Charles Huntsberry, Dez Dickerson, Brenda Bennett, Susan Moonsie, Sandra Claire Gershman, Kim Upsher, Alan Leeds, Israel Gordon, Gil Jacobson, Joseph A. Ferraro, Joseph E. Ferraro, James French
- Directors:
- Albert Magnoli
- Writers:
- Albert Magnoli, William Blinn
- Studio:
- Warner
- Genres:
- Drama, Music & Musicals, Romance
- Collections:
- A Few More Screen Princes, Top Films of 1990: Vol. 2
- Awards:
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 19/08/2007
- Run Time:
- 107 minutes
- Languages:
- English Dolby Digital 5.1, English Dolby TrueHD 5.1
- Subtitles:
- English, French, Spanish
- DVD Regions:
- Region 2
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- Bonus:
- Commentary By Director Albert Magnoli, Producer Robert Cavallo And Cinematographer Donald E. Thorin
- First Avenue: The Road To Pop Royalty: Visit The Nightclub Where Prince Started
- Purple Rain Backstage Pass: Behind the Scenes
- Riffs, Ruffles And A Revolution: The Impact And Influence Of Purple Rain
- MTV Premiere Party: Original Broadcast
- 8 Music Videos: Let's Go Crazy, Take Me With U, When Doves Cry, I Would Die 4 U/Baby I'm A Star, Purple Rain, Jungle Love, The Bird And Sex Shooter
- Prince Movies Trailer Gallery
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Reviews (1) of Prince: Purple Rain
Poor disc, poor film, some great music - Prince: Purple Rain review by DS
No extra features at all on disc, just a 'don't even think about copying this or the FBI will send you straight to jail forever' message.
There don't even seem to be any chapter points.
The film itself is pretty rubbish - little plot, poor characterisation, pretty pervy.
However, some of the music (effectively the first side of the album) is absolutely great, with longer versions of the songs. Slightly let down by muddy stereo mix (I don't have a cinema setup, so 5:1 may be better.
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